Tuesday, 7th February 2012

Fair’s £3,000 loss is blamed on non-payers

Around 1,600 visitors did not pay to get into Bishop’s Castle’s Michaelmas Fair at the weekend, leading to a £3,000 loss, organisers say.

Tony shells out to repair grotto

Sticking a total of 1,712 shells, at four minutes a time , is what it took for Tony Cant to restore the  grotto at the bottom of his garden.

Graffiti vandals ‘will be brought to book’

Those responsible for spraying the Wheeler Road skatepark with graffiti will be brought to book, Ludlow Town Council’s clerk has vowed.

Street lighting cut in trial scheme

Street lights will be turned off at night in parts of Church Stretton from October 1 as part of a pilot scheme across the county.

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Rallying call for village school

A rallying call has gone out for Onny CE School to keep fighting the power –  in the spirit of the classic rap song.

White knight steps in to protect garden

A campaign, backed by the South Shropshire Journal, against building five townhouses next to St  Laurence’s Church, Ludlow,  has ended with an anonymous benefactor stepping forward.

Museum wins national accreditation

Clun Town Trust Museum, run by volunteer trustees, has received official accreditation from a major national body.

Call for biomass plant land sale

Campaigners have called for the sale of the site of the proposed £5million biomass plant in Bishop’s Castle to be re-opened to other buyers if developers cannot agree a deal with council chiefs soon.

Cold caller warning to phone users

South Shropshire computer users are being warned by police to be on their guard against a cold-calling scam that could leave their bank details and PCs open to criminals.

Ludlow in the TV spotlight

Ludlow is one of four towns of character to be explored by geographer and adventurer Nicholas Crane in a new co-production between BBC2 and the Open University.